Lancetfish

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  • noun. Either of two large, elongated marine fishes (Alepisaurus ferox or A. brevirostris) having long sharp teeth, a large dorsal fin, and no scales.
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  • noun. A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish (Alepidosaurus ferox), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth and a long saillike dorsal fin.
  • noun. The doctor, or surgeon fish.
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  • noun. A voracious deep-sea fish in the genus Alepisaurus, having long, lancet-like teeth.
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  • noun. large elongate scaleless oceanic fishes with sharp teeth and a long dorsal fin that resembles a sail
    • Word Usage
    "All kinds of weird species (like the lancetfish shown) wash up on Oregon's beaches."
    Equivalent
    lancet fish  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    malacopterygian  soft-finned fish  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    lancet fish  wolffish  
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